As night fell, Gu Xu returned to the Yamen of the Yishui Exorcism Division.

He habitually walked into the lobby, wanting to find Chen Jisheng to report the completion of the task and receive meritorious service.

At this moment, however, a servant hurried in front of him and blocked his way.

"Lord Gu," the official bowed in front of him, "Lord Chen asked me to tell you that he has been out for the past few days; Matters related to the exchange of merits will be temporarily represented by Choi Zhaoma. ”

"I see." Gu Xu nodded.

Chen Ji rarely left Yishui County in his lifetime.

Therefore, Gu Xu was a little surprised by the officer's words.

But no matter what, Chen Jisheng, as his boss, has his own reasons for doing things, and there is no need to explain everything to his subordinates.

So, Gu Xu still obeyed the notice of the officer, left the lobby, turned around and walked towards the side room, to find Cui Zhaomo.

The position of "Zhaoma", with an official rank of eight grades, is at the same level as Gu Xu, in charge of the files and money and grain, and occasionally handles some miscellaneous matters for the governor of the county.

It can be understood as a cashier, accountant, library administrator, and miscellaneous worker.

Cui Zhaomo's full name is Cui Tianyou, short and fat, with a generous face and a pair of squinting eyes, he is a middle-aged man with a warm heart.

When Gu Xu was an ordinary official, he was often taken care of by him - the classics in the Exorcism Division's library could not be borrowed in theory, but Gu Xu was able to quietly take the books home to read with Cui Tianyou's tacit consent.

Therefore, Cui Tianyou has often joked that Gu Xu's successful promotion has his share of credit.

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According to the past practice, Gu Xu took off the jade pendant on his waist, tapped it twice, and displayed the image of the task in front of Cui Tianyou.

"Brother Gu, I haven't seen you for a few days, you can actually use a ghoul of this level in one move?" Cui Tianyou watched the entire video in silence, and finally couldn't help but sigh, "I remember the last time you dealt with the 'wild ghost' level ghosts, you still needed Shi Xiaohan's help!" ”

Gu Xu smiled humbly: "It's just a basic operation." After all, I'm also a true Second Realm cultivator now. ”

Cui Tianyou shook his head and sighed: "Stinky boy, please don't hit the old man's self-esteem, okay?"

Cui Tianyou still remembers that he was stuck in the bottleneck of the first realm for nearly fifteen years before he barely broke through the second realm.

It was a dark time for him with no hope in sight.

But it only took Gu Xu, this kid, less than a year, to successfully cross this moat.

I'm afraid that the top geniuses in the Great Qi Dynasty can't be faster than him.

"I'm sorry." Gu Xu spread his hands and smiled, but there was an innocent expression on his face.

Subsequently, Gu Xu spent his recent accumulation of four hundred and eighty meritorious deeds to exchange for a bottle of "Changming Dan".

After advancing to the second realm [Huangquan Road], the monks of the Great Wilderness will also face the danger of Yin Qi erosion in the process of cultivation, and they must also use pills to stabilize their minds and assist in their cultivation.

The "Meditation Pill" of the first realm is no longer applicable.

What Gu Xu needs now is a higher quality and more expensive "Changming Dan".

The "Huangquan Road" is winding and winding, and there is no light in sight.

If you take one wrong step, you will fall into darkness, go mad, and become a lonely ghost without reason.

The function of the "elixir" is to keep the monks sane and prevent them from being seduced by darkness - it is equivalent to lighting a lamp that illuminates their way forward.

However, after exchanging the "Changming Dan", Gu Xu found that he only had thirty merits left.

It made him feel a little heartache.

Merit is always spent faster than earned.

The cultivator of the Great Qi Dynasty is really a kryptonite profession.

"By the way, Brother Gu, have you read the latest Di Bao?" After a while, Cui Tianyou asked Gu Xu casually.

"Di Bao", also known as "Chao Bao", is the official newspaper of the Great Qi Imperial Court, which is used to convey the news of the court and government to various departments and institutions across the country. All the emperor's edicts, ministers' deliberations, major cases, and the appointment, dismissal, and transfer of officials are all collected and transcribed in the newspaper.

"Nope." Gu Xu shook his head.

In the past few days, Gu Xu has been busy cultivating and doing tasks, and he has no time to read the newspaper at all.

"Then you should have heard that there is a very terrible Lu family's murderous mansion in Qingzhou Mansion, right?" Cui Tianyou continued, "Recently, another Third Realm monk disappeared in there. The headquarters of the Exorcism Division attaches great importance to this and has intervened to investigate this case. ”

"Lu's murderous mansion ......" Gu Xu thought silently in his heart.

He read through the classics and naturally knew that this "Lu Clan's Murderous Mansion" was once the mansion of the famous Qingzhou Lu Clan.

As we all know, there are three major valve families in Daqi - Youzhou Zhao, Xiangyang Chen, and Jinling Shen.

The ancestors of these families have all produced ascended immortals, so that the descendants can enjoy the blessings left by the immortals for generations.

These descendants of immortals possess top-notch cultivation techniques, excellent bloodline qualifications, and countless cultivation resources, and they are far ahead of most cultivators at the starting line.

It is precisely because of this that these families have a great right to speak in the court. If united, they can even compete with the imperial power.

However, seventeen years ago, the Great Qi Dynasty actually had four gates: "Zhao", "Chen", "Shen" and "Lu".

"Lu" refers to the Qingzhou Lu family.

At that time, the head of the Lu family in Qingzhou was Lu Huan, the first assistant of the cabinet who proposed the creation of the "Shenji Battalion".

However, when Lu Huan was executed by Ling Chi for committing "treason", the Lu clan in Qingzhou was also exterminated by the Nine Clans and disappeared into the long river of history.

Only an empty mansion was left in Qingzhou.

Now, the ruined mansion is starting to be haunted!

Moreover, the evil ghosts in this mansion are also terrifyingly strong - not only did many monks mysteriously disappear during the investigation, but even a young genius like Chu Fengge returned in vain.

The world will inevitably suspect that this is the revenge of the resentful soul of the Lu clan in Qingzhou.

No wonder it will cause a high level of vigilance at the headquarters of the Exorcism Division.

"Brother Cui, a second-realm cultivator like us who has a lowly cultivation, there shouldn't be any need to worry too much about this kind of big case!" Gu Xu said with a smile, "Anyway, the sky is falling, and there are tall people on top of it." We can't help it. The key is to do your part. ”

"Well, you're right." Cui Tianyou sighed and agreed.

It is said that young people like to point out the country and write passionately.

But Cui Tianyou felt that Gu Xu, a seventeen-year-old boy, was older and more pragmatic than himself.

He will never be like other teenagers, shouting "I want to be the first in the world" and "I want to save Daqi" all day long.

He always thinks only about what is within his power and gives his all to it.

"Also, Brother Gu," Cui Tianyou pondered for a moment, but couldn't help but remind, "The Di newspaper also said that recently, the yin and evil qi around Yishan has become many times stronger than before, and even caused some nearby residents to be eroded by the yin qi and become ghosts.

"According to the speculation of the senior management of the Exorcism Division, it is caused by the recent breakthrough in the strength of the 'fierce god-level' demon 'Yishan Snow Girl'.

"If you're going to Yishan in the near future, you must be very careful."